This document provides information on comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It explains that one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er, while two or more syllable adjectives add "more." Superlatives are formed by adding "-est" or using "most/the most" depending on the number of syllables. Irregular comparatives include good/better, bad/worse, and far/farther. The superlative forms of these are best, worst, and farthest. Examples are provided to demonstrate forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives correctly.

1. Comparative
and superlative
Adjectives

2. COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES

3. • As you know, words are made of syllables.
– Fat fat =one syllable
– Rabbit rab-bit = two syllables
– Beautiful Beau-ti-ful =three syllables
Remember!!!
To make the comparative of one syllable adjectives
you only should add er.
Short = shorter Old = older
1. Fill in the gaps. Use the comparative of the word in
brackets.
• My house is ______ than yours (small)
• Sara is ______ than Tom (young)
• Teresa is ______ than John (old)

4. Remember!!!
• The spelling sometimes changes. Look at
the following superlatives.
2. Write sentences. Use comparatives.
– Karol/ thin/ Maria
__________________________
– Rob /funny/ Sam
__________________________
– My classroom/big/yours
Short adjectives with one
vowel and one consonant
Big bigger
Fat fatter
Thin thinner
Adjectives that end in y Funny funnier
Heavy heavier

5. • Adjectives which have two or more syllables
always form the comparative with more.
dangerous = more dangerous
3. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative
of the word in brackets.
– Chemistry is ________ than English (difficult)
– Brad Pitt is ________ than Marc Anthony
(handsome)
– Frank is __________ than Susan (intelligent)
– Jennifer is ___________ than Angeline
(beautiful)

6. • The following adjectives have irregular
comparative forms:
good= better
bad = worse
far = farther
4. Fill in the gaps. Use the comparative form
of good, bad and far.
– Italian food is ______ than American food
(good)
– His handwriting is ______ than Mabel’s (bad)
– My school is _______ from here than the park
(far)

7. 5. Click on the answer you think is correct.
A. Argentina is _____ than England.
• Bigger
• more big
• biggest
B. Tomas is _____ than his brother.
• Attractiver
• more attractive
• most attractive
C. Villages are _____ than cities.
• Noisier
• Busier
• more peaceful

8. SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES

9. Remember!!!
Superlative adjectives
• Superlative adjectives are used
to talk differences between
three or more people, animals
or things. The word the comes
before the superlative
adjective.

10. Remember!!!
We form the superlative by adding –est to
short adjectives.
Fast = the fastest New = the newest
6. Complete the sentences. Use the
superlatives of the words in brackets
– Mary is ______ of all the students (tall)
– Max's story is _______ story I've ever
heard. (long)
– My grandmother is ________ person I
know (old)

11. Remember!!!
• The spelling sometimes changes. Look at
the following superlatives.
7. Write sentences. Use superlatives.
• My dog/big/all the dogs in the neighborhood.
• Mary/fat/in the school
• John/happy boy/ in the world.
Short adjectives with one
vowel and one consonant
Big biggest
Fat fattest
Thin thinnest
Adjectives that end in y Funny funniest
Heavy heaviest

12. • Adjectives which have three or more
syllables always form the superlative
with the most.
• Max's house in the mountains is the
most peaceful in the world
8. Write sentences.
– English/is/interesting/school subjects
– My mom/is beautiful/woman/I know
– Valentina/is/intelligent/person/I’ve seen
– Chemistry/is/difficult/school subject

13. • The following adjectives have irregular
superlative forms:
good = The best
bad = The worst
far = The farthest
9. Fill in the gaps. Use the correct superlative.
– Sam has _______ grades in the class (good)
– Teresa had _______ day ever (bad)
– The North Pole is ________ place in the world
(far)

14. 10. Click on the answer you think is correct
D. David is the _____ person I've ever met.
• more boring
• most boring
• boring
E. Katrina's _____ teacher our class has ever had.
• the better
• the good
• the best
F. Hong Kong is one of the _____ cities I've visted.
• most interesting
• Interesting
• interest

15. Adjective Comparative Superlative
Heavy Heavier heaviest
Good
Fat The fattest
difficult
Funnier
The worst
Thin
Bigger
The most
intelligent
• 11. Complete the chart-

16. 12.. Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
• My house is (big) ____ than yours.
• This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one.
• This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read.
• Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than
smokers.
• Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the
world?
• A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday
in the mountains.
• It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)
________ than a beer.
• Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth?
• The weather this summer is even (bad) _______
than last summer.
• He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.